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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has clarified the N1,505,901,750 interest for Certified True Copies (CTCs) of the National Register of Voters and Polling Unit details requested by Messrs V.C. Ottaokpukpu and Associates.
The clarification is contained successful a connection issued connected Thursday successful Abuja by Mrs Victoria Eta-Messi, Director of Voter Education and Publicity astatine INEC.
Eta-Messi explained that the magnitude represented lone the existent outgo of papers duplication and transcription, successful strict compliance with the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2011.
She said Messrs V.C. Ottaokpukpu and Associates had requested CTCs of the nationalist registry of voters for each 36 states, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and existing polling units nationwide.
According to her, INEC received the petition connected Oct. 8 and responded connected Oct. 13, granting support portion detailing the outgo for processing and issuance.
Eta-Messi noted that the quoted magnitude had attracted media attraction and nationalist enquiry since the effect was made public.
“INEC emphasises that the outgo is strictly successful enactment with Section 8(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2011,” she said.
The conception stipulates that a nationalist instauration whitethorn complaint lone the existent outgo of papers duplication and transcription erstwhile granting entree to information.
She further explained that, nether INEC’s Guidelines for Processing and Issuance of CTCs, authorised by Section 15 of the Electoral Act 2022, the complaint is ₦250 per page.
“For clarity, the National Register of Voters contains 93,469,008 registered voters, with 16 voters per page, requiring 6,018,661 pages.
“Additionally, printing details of 176,848 polling units crossed electoral wards nationwide volition necessitate 4,946 pages.
“The full fig of pages for some requests is 6,023,607. At ₦250 per page, the full outgo amounts to ₦1,505,901,750,” she said.
Eta-Messi stressed that the fig reflected lone the existent outgo of duplication and transcription, with nary further charges included.
She reaffirmed that INEC remained committed to transparency, accountability, and prudent absorption of nationalist resources.
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